Translation: Perrel
Description: a hard, smooth, usually round, iridescent mass, typically white or bluish grey, formed of layers of calcium carbonate deposited around a foreign body in the shell of certain bivalve molluscs, valued as a gem for its lustre, and formerly used medicinally (OED).
VARIANTS: paerl, parl, parele, paerel, paereltje (small), paerlen, peerlen, parelen, pareltjens (small), paareltjens (small), pereltjens (small), parreltgens (small), paerreltgis (small), perllen.
TYPES: (1) Schotse paerlen, Scottish pearls. Var. Schotssen; (2) zoude paerlen, salt water pearls; (3) barocq pearlen, baroque-shaped pearls. Var. barocke, barocquen; (4) peer paerlen, pear-shaped pearls; (5) knoop paerlen, button pearls; (6) kleuijne borduijer peerltgens, small embroidery pearls; (7) platte peerlen, flat pearls; (8) langwerpigte peerle, elongated pearls.
Catalogue example: cat. 162
Example of inventory: Inv. 6, 7, 30, 77, 92
